Auxiliary division bar for sash or store front constructions



CTIONS C. D. LOWRY Feb. 25, 1941.

AUXILIARY DIVISION BAR FOR SASH 0R STORE FRONT CONSTRU Filed Aug. 219's? 3mm CLYDE 0. Lowev.

Patented Feb. 25, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE AUXILIARY DIVISIONBAR FOR SASH OR STORE FRONT CONSTRUGTIONS Clyde D. Lowry, Toledo, Ohio,'assignor to Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio Application August 2, 1937, Serial No. 156,890

7 Claims. (Cl. 189-78) The present invention relates to an auxiliaryployed to designate like parts throughout the division bar for sash orstore front constructions. same:

Quite often in sash and store front construc- Fig. 1 is a fragmentaryelevation showing the tions, it is necessary or desirable to glaze thedivision bar in use as a horizontal. auxiliary bar, 5 opening with aplurality of sheets of glass rather and 5 than with a single plate ofglass. In these cases, Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section thereaso-oalled auxiliary division bar is employed, through; and an object ofthe present invention is to pro- As shown in both figures, there are twosheets of vide an auxiliary division bar so that two or more glass A andB, and assuming the sheets of glass sheets of glass may be placed in thesame plane, as installed in a store front, the plate A may be m theconstruction and operation of said division considered as the storefront proper while the bar being such that one sheet of glass can beinplate B may be considered as a transom or upper stalled and removedwithout the necessity of portion of the store front. As is Wellunderstood moving the other sheet or sheets of glass. When in the art,large plates of glass are more costly per the division bar is used as ahorizontal division square foot than smaller plates of glass which isbar with a sheet of glass arranged above and bean item for considerationwhen relatively large low the same, either one of the two sheets of stoe fronts are t be glazed th plate ssglass can be put into place orremoved from its Also, by making use of horizontal auxiliary divinormalposition Without affecting the other. In sionbars, there is nor allyless danger 0 glass this case the horizontal division bar not onlybreakage due to wind storms and the like when 20 serves as a seat andholding means for the upper two or more sheets of glass are held inplace y edge of the lower sheet of glass, but also is used means ofthese division bars than when a single as a support or load bearing seatfor the lower sheet of glass is used. Again, it is possible to D edge ofthe upper sheet of glass, 7 advertising displays or similar inscriptionsupon Broadly speaking, my improved auxiliary divithe pp r sheet of glassB and to en c a e 25 sion bar consists generally of a body portion witht e p te of glass B a Will Without disturbing the diametrically opposedextensions on opposite lower a p Of the stere tsides thereof, each ofsaid extensions being pm- As shown more clearly in F t d s o bar videdpreferably with pivot means whereby face consists of a y portion 5having e d intemembers may be pivotally associated with said gmllytherewith e diametrically pp 30 body portion, with adjusting meansextending tensions 6 and 1 extending from opposite sides through saidface members and into the body of the body member- B ly s i h b yportion to hold the face or cover members in p r on ay be d to be D in cs ecoperative position. It will be understood that the tion and each ofthe extensions 6 a 1 ie face members are pivotally associated with thethe outwardly extending fulcrums The body 35 body portion and when.moved into sheet glass oortion'as Well as the f m s y be of holdingposition by means of the adju ting extruded metal suchas aluminum alloy,and the hers, the glass sheets are held against accidental 'fulcrllmsare Preferably pointed as illustrated, displacement regardless of thethickness of the though t s s n t ssary as a y s e p e- 40 glass sheet.The face members are of suitable dedecision a s t p mit p v l a i n of'40 sign to fit in with the general architecture of the e ee m s W t b yportion c be sash or store front mounting. Either of the two usedfacemembers can be removed from glass hold- The face members 9 and I!) eachhave a recess ing position without afiecting th normal glass ll formedon their inner faces to serve as a seat holding relationship of theother face member for the pivot portion 8. The outside profile of the 45and of course when a face member is removed, a' e memb r may be v d tosuit ny yp f the sheet of glass normally held thereby can barchitecture. Each face member has an inturned, taken from its openingfor any purpose and the preferably rounded e l2 adapted to engage sameor a new sheet of glass put into the openthe glass sheet to be held inposition, the face ing. members being put into operative association by'50 Other objects and advantages of the invenmeans of the adjustingmembers It extending tion will become more apparent during the coursethrough properly countersunk openings in the of the followingdescription when taken in conface members and being received in thethreaded nection with the accompanying drawing. opening 14 of the bodyportion. The adjusting In the drawing wherein like numerals are emmemberl3 can well be threaded bolts, and a The division bar is mounted at itsends in any convenient or satisfactory manner, the particular method ofmounting or association of the ends of the division bar with theremainder of the mounting not being a part of the present invention. Itwill be seen that the body portion 6 is arranged above the lower sheetof glass A, thus creating a seat for the upper edge of the glass, theglass being held against the extension I and upon adjustment of the boltl3 with consequent rocking of the face member upon its fulcrum support,the curved end l2 of the face member 9 is brought into engagement withthe glass sheet holding it in its proper position. As is obvious uponremoval of all of the adjusting members l3, the face member can beentirely removed from the body portion.

The body member also serves as a support for the upper sheet of glass l2which is held against the upstanding extension 6 by means of the facemember ID which is operated in just the same way as the face member 9.

The three sections 6, 9 and I0 can, as already stated, be an extrudedmetal formed into suitable lengths, out to fit on the job, with each ofthe sections being provided with spaced openings for the bolts I3, sothat regardless of the length of division bar necessary, the openingsfor the bolts will be available. While cushioning means and gaskets arenot illustrated, their use is contemplated.

When the division bar is used for outside openings such as in storefronts, the face member ID, shown in Fig. 2, is arranged exteriorly ofthe opening, and the fulcrum 8 upon which the face member ID is mountedis provided with drainage openings 15. Obviously, the drainage openingscould be arranged otherwise, but I have found it convenient to have themextend through the extensions or fulcrum supports in the manner shown.It will likewise be noted that the fulcrum is disposed beneath the upperedge of the lower sheet of glass A, with the result that any possiblewater leaking past the rounded end l2 of the face member In is permittedto drain out through the openings I5, thus avoiding possibility ofmoisture collection and consequent leakage of water between the glass,running down the inner surface of the glass sheets. This weather-prooffeature is decidedly important and is made possible by the constructionand arrangement of the elements such as shown in the drawings. I havefound that with this type of construction, it is practically impossiblefor water to crawl back inside either at the bottom of the top light ofglass B or at the top of the bottom light of glass A.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as the preferred embodiment of the same, andthat various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A division bar for sash or store front constructions adapted toreceive and hold adjacent edges of two sheets of glass arranged in thesame plane, comprising a body portion having diametrically opposed seatsat opposite sides thereof for receiving the adjacent edges of two sheetsof glass arranged in the same plane, one of said seats engaging one faceof one sheet of glass and the other seat engaging the opposite face ofthe second sheet of glass, a face member pivotally associated with eachside of said body portion, and an independent adjusting member for eachof said face members for controlling the relative position of the facemembers with respect to the body portion to hold said sheets of glass inposition.

2. A division bar for sash or store front constructions adapted toreceive and hold adjacent edges of two sheets of glass arranged in thesame plane, comprising a body portion having diametrically opposed sheetreceiving seats, an outwardly extending fulcrum carried by each side ofsaid body portion, a face member pivotally associated with each of saidfulcrums, and an individual adjusting member for each face memberpassing therethrough and received in said body portion to hold saidglass sheets in their respective seats.

3. A division par for sash or store front constructions adapted toreceive and hold adjacent edges of two sheets of glass arranged in thesame plane, comprising a body portion having a threaded opening passingtransversely therethrough, diametrically opposed pivot portions formedintegrally with the body portion, a face member mounted upon one of saidpivot members, a threaded adjusting member passing through the facemember and received within the threaded opening of the body portion forrocking the face member into glass holding position, and a second facemember pivotally associated with the other pivot member and a secondadjusting member for said second face member.

4. A horizontal division bar of the character described adapted toreceive and hold adjacent edges of two sheets of glass arranged in thesame plane, comprising a body portion having diametrically opposed sheetreceiving seats, a face member pivotally associated with each side ofsaid body portion, the exteriorly disposed face member being pivotallyassociated with said body portion at a point below the edges of bothsheets of glass, and individual adjusting members for each face memberfor rocking the same into glass holding position, said division barbeing provided with drainage openings near the owermost portion thereof.

5. A horizontal division bar of the character described adapted toreceive and hold adjacent edges of two sheets of glass arranged in thesame plane, comprising a body portion having diametrically opposed sheetreceiving seats, an outwardly extending fulcrum carried by each side ofsaid body portion, the fulcrum extending exteriorly of the glass sheetsbeing disposed in a plane beneath the adjacent edges of th glass sheetsand having substantially vertically disposed drainage openings extendingtherethrough, a face member pivotally associated with each of saidfulcrums, and an individual adjusting member for each face memberpassing therethrough and received in said body portion to hold saidglass sheets in their respective seats.

6. A division bar for sash or store front constructions adapted toreceive and hold adjacent edges of two sheets of glass arranged in thesame plane, comprising a substantially Z-shaped body portion providingdiametrically opposed seats for receiving the adjacent edges of twosheets of glass arranged in the same plane, one of said seats engagingone face of one sheet of glass and the other seat engaging the oppositeface of the second sheet of glass, a face member pivotally associatedwith each side of said body portion, and means for connecting said facemembers with said body portion and for adjusting them with respectthereto to hold said sheets of glass in position.

7. A division bar for sash for store front constructions adapted toreceive and hold adjacent edges of two sheets of glass arranged in thesame plane, comprising a substantially Z-shaped body portion providingdiametrically opposed seats for receiving the adjacent edges of twosheets of glass arranged in the same plane, one of said seats engagingone face of one sheet of glass and. the other seat engaging the oppositeface of the second sheet of glass, an outwardly extending fulcrumcarried by each seat, a face member pivotally associated with each ofsaid fulcrums, and an individual adjusting member for each face memberpassing therethrough and received in said body portion to hold saidsheets of glass in their respective seats.

CLYDE D. L'OWRY.

